In life, we can't help but have this question: Why are many people still unhappy despite being "winners in life" and possessing enviable wealth and status? This is because those external things, such as a job, a house, a car, a spouse, children, etc., do not answer "who I am." Th

In life, we can’t help but have such questions:

Many people are obviously "winners in life" and have enviable wealth and status, but why do they still persist? Not happy?

This is because those external things, such as job, house, car, spouse, children, etc., cannot answer "who am I".

Those are just personal self-identities, but we mistakenly think we have them.

If life suffers hardships and all these things are swept away, how should we confirm our own value?

True self-worth actually comes from a deep understanding of yourself and the ability to make yourself happy at any time.

People who rely on external demands to maintain their sense of self-worth will inevitably feel empty inside, worry about gains and losses, and find it difficult to obtain solid and stable happiness.

They may be happy if they wear brand-name clothes, they may be happy if they are more successful than others, they may be happy if their wife is prettier than others, they may be happy if their children are better than others...

On the contrary, when the outside world is not as they wish, they personally give up their ability to happiness and joy. Let people.

A truly strong person draws strength from within, rather than relying on external recognition and affirmation.

When you become such a person, a little flower fluttering in the wind, a leaf shining in the sun, a casual compliment from a friend... will become the reason for your joy.

* Source: The comic is adapted from Zhang Defen’s teacher’s book " Meets the Unknown Self ".

Planning | Zhang Defen Space Writing Group

Editor | Jiang Feng

Illustration | Snow, illustrator, dreamer of life.